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New Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser appointed

New Home Office Chief Scientific Adviser appointed

Thursday, 24 August 2017

Professor John Aston has been appointed as the Home Office’s new Chief Scientific Adviser....

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Government to commission assessment of international students

Government to commission assessment of international students

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Home Secretary to ask Migration Advisory Committee to complete detailed study of impact of international students in the UK....

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Nominations open for 2017 awards celebrating police volunteers

Nominations open for 2017 awards celebrating police volunteers

Friday, 18 August 2017

Nominations open today for Lord Ferrers Awards 2017, with a new technical innovation category introduced to recognise cyber specials. ...

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Home Secretary gives £20 million boost to tackle online grooming

Home Secretary gives £20 million boost to tackle online grooming

Friday, 04 August 2017

Amber Rudd has awarded more than £20 million over three years from the Police Transformation Fund to help combat the online grooming of children for s...

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Home Secretary opens new Police Investigation Centre in Hampshire

Home Secretary opens new Police Investigation Centre in Hampshire

Friday, 04 August 2017

The new facilities will help support the work of officers across Hampshire. ...

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Home Secretary Amber Rudd calls for united stand against online terror

Home Secretary Amber Rudd calls for united stand against online terror

Tuesday, 01 August 2017

Home Secretary Amber Rudd today (Tuesday 1 August) hailed the first meeting of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism as a major step forward ...

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Launch of consultation on Criminal Finances Act Codes of Practice

Launch of consultation on Criminal Finances Act Codes of Practice

Monday, 31 July 2017

A 4-week consultation has been launched on the Codes of Practice that will help law enforcement officers confiscate valuable items and other assets ac...

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Home Secretary visits new coastal patrol vessel in Scotland

Home Secretary visits new coastal patrol vessel in Scotland

Thursday, 27 July 2017

The Home Secretary today took to the waters in Troon to see first-hand how Border Force is working with regional partners to protect Scotland’s coastl...

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Home Secretary commissions major study on EU workers

Home Secretary commissions major study on EU workers

Thursday, 27 July 2017

The Home Secretary has today (27 July) commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to examine the role EU nationals play in the UK economy and socie...

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Essex PCC to take on responsibility of local fire and rescue service

Essex PCC to take on responsibility of local fire and rescue service

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

First PCC to take on governance of a fire and rescue service...

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Mr Justice Mitting appointed as Undercover Policing Inquiry chair

Mr Justice Mitting appointed as Undercover Policing Inquiry chair

Tuesday, 25 July 2017

The Home Secretary has formally appointed Sir John Mitting as the chair of the Undercover Policing Inquiry....

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Major expansion of HMIC to take on inspection of fire and rescue in England

Major expansion of HMIC to take on inspection of fire and rescue in England

Wednesday, 19 July 2017

HMIC becomes single inspectorate for policing and fire....

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Home Secretary announces £1 million to help communities support refugees

Home Secretary announces £1 million to help communities support refugees

Tuesday, 18 July 2017

A new £1 million funding pot to help community groups support refugees fleeing the war in Syria to settle in the UK has been announced....

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Home Secretary takes further action to tackle knife crime

Home Secretary takes further action to tackle knife crime

Monday, 17 July 2017

The Home Secretary has today (18 July) announced plans to consult on new offences to toughen up knife crime laws. ...

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Home Secretary announces action plan to tackle acid attacks

Home Secretary announces action plan to tackle acid attacks

Saturday, 15 July 2017

Victims and survivors will be at the centre of a new government strategy aimed at reducing the number and impact of acid attacks....

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Draft Technical Capability Regulations notified to European Commission following targeted consultation

Draft Technical Capability Regulations notified to European Commission following targeted consultation

Friday, 14 July 2017

Regulations to help make companies maintain the technical capability to respond to warrants and authorisations from law enforcement....

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New drug strategy to safeguard vulnerable and stop substance misuse

New drug strategy to safeguard vulnerable and stop substance misuse

Thursday, 13 July 2017

The Home Secretary has today launched the government’s new drug strategy, to reduce illicit drug use and increase the rate of individuals recovering f...

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5% decrease in number of scientific procedures on animals

5% decrease in number of scientific procedures on animals

Thursday, 13 July 2017

The Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain have been released today....

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Home Secretary awards £7.5million for new national police welfare service

Home Secretary awards £7.5million for new national police welfare service

Wednesday, 12 July 2017

The new service will complement the support already delivered at force level...

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Government announces further funding to tackle gang related violence

Government announces further funding to tackle gang related violence

Wednesday, 12 July 2017

The Home Office is providing almost £100,000 new funding to tackle the issues around gang violence. ...

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Home Office hosts joint summit on ‘acid attacks’

Home Office hosts joint summit on ‘acid attacks’

Thursday, 06 July 2017

The Home Office has held a joint event with the NPCC to bring together law enforcement, government, retailers and medical experts to tackle the issue ...

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Home Secretary awards £17m to tackle violence against women and girls

Home Secretary awards £17m to tackle violence against women and girls

Wednesday, 05 July 2017

Amber Rudd has announced more than 40 projects will share around £17m from the VAWG Service Transformation Fund to help prevent violence against women...

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Amber Rudd's speech on tackling violence against women and girls

Amber Rudd's speech on tackling violence against women and girls

Wednesday, 05 July 2017

Home Secretary Amber Rudd's speech on how the government will help prevent and address violence against women and girls....

Fire Safety Conference 2017: Fire Minister’s speech

Fire Safety Conference 2017: Fire Minister’s speech

Tuesday, 04 July 2017

Fire Service Minister Nick Hurd gave a speech at the annual fire safety conference, reflecting on the Grenfell Tower tragedy....

Refugees of all nationalities fleeing Syria are now eligible for resettlement in the UK

Refugees of all nationalities fleeing Syria are now eligible for resettlement in the UK

Monday, 03 July 2017

The Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) will be expanded to include refugees of all nationalities who have fled the conflict in Syria ...

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New measures to allow ratification of Istanbul Convention

New measures to allow ratification of Istanbul Convention

Thursday, 29 June 2017

Government announces measure as part of Domestic Abuse Bill...

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Five Eye countries join Britain’s call to remove terror content online

Five Eye countries join Britain’s call to remove terror content online

Wednesday, 28 June 2017

Home Secretary secures the support of ‘Five Eyes’ members in urging internet providers to remove terrorist content online....

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UK government publishes proposals on rights of EU citizens

UK government publishes proposals on rights of EU citizens

Monday, 26 June 2017

The government has today (26 June) published detailed proposals outlining how it intends to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationa...

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Eid al Fitr 2017: Home Secretary's message

Eid al Fitr 2017: Home Secretary's message

Monday, 26 June 2017

"To all Muslims, in this country and around the world, I wish you a happy and peaceful Eid." Home Secretary Amber Rudd. ...

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Home Secretary and Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg discuss the online terrorist threat

Home Secretary and Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg discuss the online terrorist threat

Friday, 23 June 2017

The Home Secretary and Culture Secretary met Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook today (23 June)....

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